That's more than he expected. He's glad for her. "It seems like the Free Cities summons more of us than the other factions."

He has yet to meet anyone who has come from Solvunn. In Nocwich is seemed like most of the faces he hadn't seen before had come from the Free Cities.

"No one I know is here," he says, with a soft shrug. "I'd been been on my own for a while."

It doesn't bother him exactly. Who would he wish to see? Only Rousma, if that were possible. Maybe John - selfishly, but he doesn't belong here, and it would be complicated. There are more people from his world he'd rather not see, he thinks.

After a moment, he gives a reassuring smile, lest she feel sorry for him.

"I have a roommate, though. His domain is the gas station next door."